Combined workbench, cabinet and tool support



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May 24, 1932- H. T. BODKIN 1,360,071

COMBINED WORKBENCH, CABINET. AND TOOL SUPPORT Filed Sept. 29. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 y 1932- I H. T. BODKIN I 1,860,071

COMBINED WORKBENCH, CABINET, AND' TOOL SUPPORT plane indicated by 4-4- in Figure3;

Patented May 24, 1932 HAROLD T. Bonxm on crrroneo, ILLiivOIs g 1 COMBINED WOBKBENCHLCABINET' AND moonsurroit'rf -:i

' Application filed September 29,1930; Serial N0. 485,1se.-

' This invention relatesto improvements in a combined work bench, cabinet enclosure and toolsupport and generally comprises a cabinet structure having foldable leaves upon which are adapted to be mounted relatively light motor-driven metal and wood-working machine tools. 7 r I It is a purpose of the invention to so con- 'struct the cabinet that when the machine tools is are notin use, the leaves'upon which theyare supported may be folded to form closing side walls of the main cabinet structure with the tools enclosed within the cabinet and whereby, when the tools are brought into use, the supporting leaves may be swung upward into horizontal extended relation and by turning the'leaves on a horizontal axis the tools are brought into proper operative'position. r

29 'It is further a purpose of the present invention to provide a driving motor within the cabinet'which drives a-horizontal shaft, each leaf including a shaft mounted thereon e on the opposite'side of the leaf from the tools and joined to the shaft within the cabinet by a pivoted connectionwhich permits the revere sal. of the leaf to bring the tools into proper operative position. l

My invention also contemplates the manufacture of' a cabinet and folding leaves with V 'torece1ve at their other ends the ends'of the driving shafts whereby the user may install a' driving motor and'add each tool as he 7 able in the slots 48, whereby the shafts 36 are rotatable withl'the shaft 30 but are lon- V gitudinally. slidable with respect I thereto. 85' The shafts 3(igextendslightly' outward from desires. v V

Furtherobjects and advantages, will be scription taken in connection with the attached drawings in which a V Figure lis a perspective view of the cabi- 4 net in closed position with the tools enclosed Figure 4cis a vertical section-taken onthe more readily apparent "from the detailed de:

into operative Caboutthe pivoted connection 50. Whenfa leaf 16 has beenbrought to horizontal posi- 7 tion with the shaft 26"on its upper side',; the- 7 leaf may'then be rotated about the axis of the shaft 26 which will then be in alignment with theishafts- 86 and 30 which will bring v the face of the flea'fj which was initially:;

:Figure 3 is a vertical section the cabinet illustrating oneof the-leaves in' hori- Figure 5'is an enlarged detail section illustratingthe locking'members,1 and a Figure 6 is a plan View of the top surface of oneof the leavesi- 8 r a As shownin Figure 1 the main part of the 1 5" cabinet comprises a'table l0vforming a work bench supported by thecorner posts 12. The

front and back side Walls 14: areunbroken and rigid in position but the other side walls 16 are movable. The Walls or leaves 16', when 0 in closed position, conceal the interior of the cabinet and each of the leaves 16"has a pair a of crossed, legs 18 which are secured-by hinges 20 to supporting blocks 22 attached to the-lower corners of theleaves. The legs are held in folded relation by rele'asable clips 24:

secured adjacent the top -of the-cabinet, rotatable shaft 26 is'mounted on the; outer face of each of the leaves 16 by means ofthe journal bearings 28.- Within the cabinet :7

there ismounted a rotatable shaft 30 supported by the journal be-aring32 secured to a blockB l, attachedto the bottom surface of v the top member 10. A pair of intermediate I rotatable shaft members 36Iare also 'mounted in .axial alignment with the shaft 30 sup ported by the bearing supportmembers 38 and blocks 40. A pair, of-slotted coupling 7 "members42 are provided secured to the ends of the shaft 30 byset screws "tand adapted shafts 36 which have driving pinsztfi receivthe'cabinet and'are attached to the shafts 26' i I mounted on theleaves bythe pivoted connections 50, as will beapparent from Figures 1 and3 By'this arrangement each of the leaves 16 may be turned from its initialvertical position to a: horizontal position i {by rotating inside the cabinet to the top, as shown by the left-hand leaf of Figure 3. The entire leaf 16 may then be inwardly moved towards the cabinetby sliding in a horizontal plane which is permitted by the slotted coupling 42 and, as will be later described, the inner end of the leaf; 16; will be securely held in position.

The legs 1 8 inay tlien be placed .in.support-- ing position to hold the outer ends of the leaves 7 1 A The purposeand prctiEaluse of the folding cabinet whi' hhas been described consists in the provision "for akf'iwsfiiefinnoafitmg for light motor-driven metal and wood- 60 will couple i the, motor 'tothe' shaft 30. Suitable": pulleys 62 also be mounted at desired positions long; the "shafts 26 for driving through' be'lts the -machine tools ihount'ed tn the opposite sides of theleaves A special'feature of the present'giiivention 7 "consists in the fact that, the user. ofthe: cabi- 4 fiiet niay buy and install and order to malgefthe installation of the tools n proper :positions relatively conveninaeaeh or v fo'nned as shown m-ir ure 6, with slots-64 V abreceivd driving belts and stenciled'spaces 4:66 "which" indicate 't-hatacertain fools should -be "mounted in certain spaces, The spaces :66" are Tals'o"; provided with: 'drilledifopenin'gs 68 to enable" the bolting'iof the tool suppoits to the leaves; Figure 6, illustrates yone ofthe leayes' upon i which may be: inbunted a ilathe, la' e fi a v '1' indicatedin dotted lines in Figure-flfmaybe moi'inted'on theothei' leaf.

Tlier'nanner of securelyzhdlding he am end of each ofthe leaves is illustrated in fF-igtires 3% and'5 The inner end of each-ofthe leave hsa U s h aped cut-outportionT'lQnfit- Ztiiig'oyer-the protruding end'of the shaft 36.

'locking position, it slides under "a" cross,

igiiiember "72 :fo'rmf'ngan" 83pm an the'leaves 16 restfnpon, at their: 'ends, a "pair .of blocks '74*arriedfibyZfdepending amber-s '76 which 4, serve as" stop members to lirnitf'theiinivard ""inoveinentof th'e'l'eaves and eacli of thebl'oks working tools 7 upon the foldable leaves "tiiely out ofithe way but when cbbpei'atiiig pulley-58, whereby a driving belt each tooliashedesires he "leaves 16 may be suitably- 74 have pivotally secured thereto a camshaped lockingmember 78 which may be turned from its initial dotted" line position, in Figure 5,- to the full line holding position in which'position the upper end is'forced into a slot 80 in the supporting leaf. It willbe readilvappa-rent that the lea twill then be 'hfldsecure'ly iii ip'ositioha'hd lwilil iidtibe dis-7 lodged by the vibration in driving the tools.

By rel eas1ng one of the set screws 44, the "diiviiig sht fuiiOinay be disengaged from the shaft on one side and only. oneleaf "Inay J then "be "ti sed in operative position, as Fi u e r a It wnibeapiifieatniat many changes may be ;madegin various details of oonsft1:uetfion without departing from the spirit of-Fmy-Iinventi'on asdefinedin theappendedclaims,

Iclaima p r V :1. "In a cabinet,-a -niovable leaiiv initially forming a :closi'n-g, vertical side wall :of- -said cabinet, a shaft rot'ata-bly jou-riialled-fito the exterior surface of 7 said lea-f and i a shaftgr tat ably F ournalled; Within; said 1 cabinet piyotally connected-to 'tlieshafit carried by said leaf whereby said leaf nifay be raised to horizontal position =anilrotated aboutftlie of'th'esh'ai't tobrin'giit-s initially inner surfacezto' the topl v' 2. V In 'a combined ;work benchand extension suppoft 'ior slna-ll mach iinetoolsff a cabinet having" =fiat iupper ,sunface :-formilgga work 1 benohya' movableleafinitially forming a closing side wall of the cabinethaving nfrachine tools mounted on'i-ts'initially innera side whereby-said tools ai e coifcbaled within said cabinet, -a single ypivotal and rotataqkile coninaction between the "hppersendiof"said moymay beiraisedito .;,horizental positionandroable leaf-and 'said-cabinefifwhereby said-deaf tated toj'bringits i'nitially in-ner-sideto the 8. In a support for machine;tools,- a- -sta- --tionary supportingtmembefr, a-driving motor carriedthereby,*aifdjijive sha fgrotatablyjournalled to said supporting member; adaptedto ;.bf lri-yembithq lim ereezme ab ed e ber, a shaft rotatably'journall edonon of said leai:: mernber, .machine tools sited on the other sideiofsaid ineiiiber' apteato leaf iiieiiilie and p an s i "v member; v

- 4, "111 a cabin'etstiucttiregai slams-a 12 this side wall. a longitudinally shiittablr0:

-ftatablef"iiieinber jcarried by rsa'id eabinetpr a pivotal connection betweirsaid nfovablefiide wall and'said:rotatablefinember whembf side wau y bemsea by turning-attests m 5. In a folding cabinet structure,a main cabinet having a top and foldable closing side walls,'a pair of cooperating elements pivotally connected and respectively secured to said main cabinet and to a foldable side wall of said cabinet, said elements being rotatable as a unit relative to either saidmain cabinet or saidfoldable side wall whereby said mov able side wall may be raised to horizontal position and rotated to bring its initially inner side to the top and means for supporting the outer end of said movable side wall when in raised position. a

6. Ina device of the character described, a main support, a member arranged to initially hang in vertical position and adapted to be raised to horizontal position and turned to bring its initially inner side to the top and a single pivotal and rotatable connection between said member and said main support.

7. In a device of the-character described, a cabinet, a movable leaf member initially forming a closing side means secured to the cabinet adapted toreceive and hold the inner edge of said 'movable leaf after it has been raised to horizon? tal position and shifted longitudinally towards said cabinet and a pivotal rotatable and longitudinally shiftable connection between the upper end of said movable leaf and said cabine V r 8. In a combined work bench'and extension support for small machine tools, a cabinet having a fiat upper surface forming the work bench, a movable leaf initially forming a 7 closing side wall of the having machine tools mounted on its'initially inner side whereby said within said cabinet, a drive shaft for the machine tools journalled tothe opposite side of said leaf from said tools and means pivot ally and rotatably connecting one end of said leaf to said cabinet whereby said leaf may be brought to horizontal extended position with respect to said cabinet with the tools on its upper side. 1

9. In a combined work bench and extension support for small machine tools, acabinet having a fiat upper surface forming the work bench, a driving motor supported within saidcabinet, a movable leaf member initially forming a closing Iside wall of the cabinet, said leaf having machine tools mounted on its initially inner sidewhereby said tools are concealed 'within said cabinet, a drive shaft journalled to the outerside of said leaf member adapted to be driven by the motor when in operative position and means pivotally androtatably connecting one end wall of said cabinet,"

cabinet, said leaf tools are concealed of-said movableleaf to said cabinetwhereby said leaf may be'brought to tended position withrespect to saidcabinet with the machine tools onthe top side of said .10. In combination with a cabinet; type work bench, a driving motor-therein, a movable=sidewall of said cabinet adapted to have small machine tools mounted on its initially inner side, a drivingshaft for said tools journalled to said side wall, means for supporting horizontal 'exsaid movable sidewall in extended horizonon the upper side of said movable side wall and with its end adjacent thecabinetrigidly braced within said cabinet and means for driving said shaft from said motor when said side Wallis in operative position. a

11. Ina combined work bench and exten-' 'tal operative position with the machine tools l v concealed within said cabinet, a single'pivotal and rotatable connection between said leaf and said cabinet whereby said leaf may be raised through pivotal movement to extended horizontal position and rotated to bring its initially inner side to the top and means for rigidly supporting said leaf when 1n extended horizontal position. v

12. In a comblned work bench and exten.

sion support for small tools, a cabinet having a flatupper surface forming a work bench, a driving motor supported within said cabs inet, a movableleaf memberinitially forming a closing side wall of said cabinet, said leaf having machine tools fixed to its initially inner side whereby said tools are concealed within said cabinet, means connecting said leaf to said cabinet for movement to extended horizontal side at the top, means for rigidly supporting position with its'initially inner said leaf in horizontal positionand means g for driving'said tools from the motor within said cabinet.

13. In a combined work bench and exten- I sion support for small machine tools, a.cab inet having a flat upper surface forming a work bench, a driving motor supported within said cabinet, a movable leaf member initially forming a closing side wall. of said cabinet, said leaf "member having machine member to said cabinet formovement to .ex-

member when in extended horizontal positools fixed to its initially inner side, a rotatable drive gear journalledon one side of said 7 leaf member, means connecting said leaf tion having its initially inner side on top 1 whereby said machine tools are in operative. position, means rigidly supporting said leaf inet..= V

member in extended horizontal position and means for driving said shaft and said machine took! from the motor within said cab- Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 24th day 0f September,1930l.;

. HAROLD T. BODKIN; 

